Music Building (MRH)

The MRH building contains Bates Recital Hall, the Recital Studio, all rehearsal halls and practice rooms. At the heart of the Butler School of Music is this 700-seat hall designed specifically for musical performance that can accommodate ensembles of all sizes and types. The hall contains the magnificent Visser-Rowland Tracker Organ of 5,313 pipes and 4 manuals. The 175-seat Recital Studio is a multi-use facility designed for student recitals as well as lectures and classroom instruction and features a complete multimedia and presentation system, computerized lighting and sound system. The building includes state-of-the-art 24-track professional recording studio that records in any of the School's halls or in many of the rehearsal rooms.